#BC2239#BC2239

#BC2239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2239
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 57)
HSL	hsl(351, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 69.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 59.70, 27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 65.58, 24.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1762 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.187 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0521, 12.1343, 5.0511)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2239 #22BCA5

analogous

#BC2286 #BC2239 #BC5822

triadic

#BC2239 #39BC22 #2239BC

tetradic

#BC2239 #86BC22 #22BCA5 #5822BC

square

#BC2239 #86BC22 #22BCA5 #5822BC

split-complementary

#BC2239 #22BC58 #2286BC

monochromatic

#540F1A #881929 #BC2239 #DC3F56 #E67384

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BC2239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2239

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2239	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6f',
    500: '#bc2239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2239;
$custom-light: #d96e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.039,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51839,
    "c": 0.18715,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2239

secondary

#6DCDBE

accent

#ECD23C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2239

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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